radiator hose info.

[thedeatons]

I got the idea from a magazine years ago. Kawasaki's Team Green was using these in World Superbike, with green antifreeze running through them.

Somewhere around $2-$3 per foot. That left me enough money to buy some nice rolled stainless steel hose clamps (the non-marring type).

A trick with these is to tighten them down, add the coolant, then warm the quad up and tighten them again while the hoses are soft, this way you can be sure they are tight enough.

James

[jcs003]

deatons, beautiful bike...hoses actually look trick.

thanks.

[thedeatons]

Thank you! You can color match them to your plastic. Red Line is reddish pink, Engine Ice is blue, standard coolant is green, Liquid Performance is orange, Evans is charcoal gray, etc....

[rigger]

That looks just like regular old nylon re-inforced clear hose. That is just hardware store stuff. I never would have thought that it would have held up to the temp.

But hey, if it works, then great. I just ordered some hoses for my R. Wish I had seen this thread first.

[danhung11]

James,

Do these hold shape? I know the hose coming from the radiator back to motor comes very close to my pipe, is this an issue?

Also, what about the hose connect from the water pump to jug? The OEM and aftermarket hose have a slight bend in them to avoid touching the pipe, is there a clearance issue on this?

Thanks,
Dan

[thedeatons]

The shape actually gets better after you initially get them warm. When I first installed mine I noticed they almost looked like they were trying to crimp, but then when heated up the molecular structure changed, and they curved with the heat.

I pulled them off to install the Afco and they stayed curved....

James

[quadbod]

Just to clarify, these are standard garden hoses you use to water the grass?? Got a link to buy them??

[jcs003]

Originally posted by quadbod
Just to clarify, these are standard garden hoses you use to water the grass?? Got a link to buy them??

thay are not garden hoses. you will find them in the plumbing section.

[zcarlson12]

I doubt anyone knows or that this member comes on here but where can I find those shock rezzy clamps?

[DnB_racing]

I doubt anyone knows or that this member comes on here but where can I find those shock rezzy clamps?

if im not mistaken those are just cable clampscable clamps.jpg